NPTEL-IGNOU EDUCATION PROGRAMS USING NPTEL

CONTENT AND IGNOU’s ODTEL FRAMEWORK

- an IGNOU Project Proposal under the NME

Submitted by K.R. Srivathsan, Pro Vice-Chancellor, IGNOU

IGNOU Convention Centre

July 18, 2009

Some Facts About IGNOU

IGNOU – the university with the world’s largest enrolment of learners: ~2.2 million students.

Only Central Open University established by an Act of the Indian Parliament; Now 14 State Open Universities.

Has over 300 Programs with over 2800 Courses.

Reaches the unreached: Over 65% of our students are in the Rural Areas.

IGNOU’s learners reached through a network of 60 Regional Centres, over 2,300 Study Centres spread across India and Partner Institutions.

IGNOU’s International Presence growing with Study Centres hosted by partner institutions in different spread over 35 Countries and the Pan African Network.

IGNOU’s Inclusive Education - A Testimonial From IGNOU

Graduate"My name is Sumit Mehta. I am pursuing BCA-MCA Integrated Program of IGNOU and belong to BCA 2005 batch.  Due to the fact that I am suffering from Muscular Dystrophy, I had to opt for correspondence studies and at that time I was not sure about the standard of the content of subjects in correspondence studies. But IGNOU's courses and curriculum is very competitive. The programs are recognized by the companies, as I have heard of and their content is also challenging that makes it relevant to the education standards. However, everything is good but in my view, if IGNOU can improve on its management by adopting modern mediums of communication and providing timely information to students, it will reach the standard that will be approximate to the regular institutions' standards."

Sumit Mehta – BCA Graduate, pursuing MCA from IGNOU

NPTEL-IGNOU Advantage: From Great Content to Great Courses

India’s two leading sources of education content: India’s National Program on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL:

http://nptel.iitm.ac.in) Over 6,000 Hrs. of Recorded Video Lectures covering about 140 courses, 1000s of pages of high quality e-content in more than 130 courses – for the Engineering Education.

IGNOU’s e-Gyankosh: Largest source of Self Learning Materials for Open Universities; associated youtube/IGNOU content.

Challenge: How to develop and conduct courses using NPTEL content using Technology Enhanced Learning systems and processes?

IGNOU is ready with the OPEN DISTRIBUTED TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED LEARNING (ODTEL) courses management framework.

Great synergy achieved by combining the quality suites of Recorded Video Lectures of NPTEL with IGNOU’s reach and experience of ODL now upgraded to the ODTEL model of open courses management.

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1.Instruction Delivery

3. Online/ Self Tests

2. IGNOU Open Course

Guide: Learning Activities, Exercises

4. Feedback to learners

Set Instructional objectives Evaluate against

Instructional Objectives

Teacher – Learner Involvement in all stages

5. Exams &Evaluation

6. Assessment

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Final Marks, Grade

IGNOU’s ODTEL Framework

IGNOU has commenced the IOCG part of ODTEL. ODTEL allows richer learning activities centered education.

ODTEL integrates multiple modes of reaching out through ICT: Internet, TV, IP-TV, Community Radio, Mobile Alerts, Education Kiosks in Railway Stations, Rural Areas, …

IOCG: the key integrator of

ODTEL

ODTEL as unified e-Learning system1. Instruction delivered to students using blend of delivery modes:

(i) Conventional: Teacher taking the class uses rich content;

(ii) Tutored Video Instruction using Recorded Video Lectures (RVL)

(ii) IGNOU’s Self Learning Materials (SLM) and suppl. content.

(iv) Web-accessed/DVD based content and interactive study.

2. Instruction Delivery augmented by effective engagement of Learners through systems and processes over Convergence.

3. Supported by Discussion Forums, E-mail and Mobile Alert Systems, Learning Management System, online self-test and access to supplementary rich web-accessed content and assignments.

INTRODUCE THE OPEN DISTRIBUTED TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED LEARNING (ODTEL) FRAMEWORK.

Focus of ODTEL: Quality Managed Education To make our graduates

EMPLOYABLE; to be PRODUCTIVE ON THE JOB and in LIFE.

To observe REAL WORLD PROBLEMS, abstract the issues and apply what they have learnt and their innate sense to solve them.

Foundations, Concepts, Contextual Skills

Self-development Responsibility, Accountability

Professional Competence, Maturity

Quality

Instruction

By Teachers

Quality

Efforts by

Students

IOCG

Quality

Ambience

& Process

es

Quality

Resource

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IOCG for NPTEL Course Content

NPTEL Content of Recorded Video Lectures, Web and IGNOU’s SLMs helps in instruction delivery.

IOCG helps in engaging the students in sequenced and pedagogically structured LEARNING ACTIVITIES.

IGNOU Uses Wiki with suitable extensions related systems to deploy the IOCG.

IOCG is developed by Course Management Group of subject experts. CMG also

IOCG assures fairly uniform engagements of learners in learning activities across geographically distributed Study Centres/Colleges.

Systems for IOCG supported ODTEL management are built using FOSS based solutions.

2. IGNOU Course

Management Group

(CMG)

4. Colleges & Study Centres

3. CMG to develop &

Deploy IGNOU Open Course Guide (IOCG)

Quality in ODTEL: Developing theIGNOU Open Course Guide System

Students & Teachers

24 X7 access

1.SLMs (eGyankosh),

RVLs, NPTEL &Open Web

Content

Course Design Cycle

Instruction Management

Cycles

Course Home PageAbout the Course, Prerequisites, Syllabus Instructions to SCs, Tutors Course Objectives

Course Evaluation approach Course Support and Counseling

details. Sequence of Articulated Learning

Modules Calendar & Alert Systems Course Concept Map linking

Learning Modules Recommended Text Books, References, Web References

Course CalendarInstruction Team and Contact details

Course Home in IGNOU Open Course Guide

IOCG is implemented in IGNOU using Mediawiki

CMG nominated by NPTEL-IGNOU Joint Coordination Committee

On Designing Learning Activities in IOCG for Quality Learning Environment

At the end of a learning effort, a Learner should be able to say ‘I understand’ Add to his/her Tacit capabilities.

TACIT

EXPLICIT

Codified Knowledge and

Processes accessible over the net, paper…

Global networked

Information and computational

base

People’s Competencies, Communications, Feelings,

Intuitions, Social interactions, Judgment, Guestimation, People’s Real World

Adapt Nonaka’s four types of Learning Activities:

Quality Learning with Learning Ambience nurtures above SECI Innovations Driven Learning Environment (IDLE).

CMG to build the IOCG rich with pointers to case studies, learning activities, multimedia illustrations, real world situations, term papers, projects and field work.

Use LMS for course events management, interactions, discussion forums, assessment activities & for feedback to students.

IOCG Supports Different Categories of Learning Activities

Socialize Externalize

Internalize Combinational Thinking

Tacit

Tacit

Explicit

Explicit

Module TopicMotivational/anecdotal content Instructional Objectives

Learning Activities Sequencing: RVL to be played, SLM Unit, textbook sections, recommended problem set,

practice, experiments, etc. LMS used for asynchronous Interactions and

directives to students. Use of TV Sessions, IP-TV, Webinar driven by

Calendar Guidance for Tutorial Monitored Self test and counseling classes for learners.

Module test (part of continuous evaluation). Mid-term and end term tests conducted. Computer Assisted Evaluation methods may be used.

SAMPLE IOCG MODULE

IOCG – the Bridge between Learners, Resources and Course Management

IOCG Over Open Wiki

Learners Distributed

Over Geography

Course and Instruction

Management Team

IOCG guides course related learning activities management

SLM, LMS (Moodle), VoD, Books Web Content, Discussion

Forums, QMS, etc.

Tutored Video Instruction (TVI) was introduced by Prof. J. Gibbons, Stanford University in 1970s.

TVI involves Group Listening by students to Recorded Video Lectures and followed by interactions.

Weekly contact, or Interaction Classes held for tutorials, small tests, answering common doubts (as expressed in a discussion forum), conducting continuous evaluation exercises, motivational topics, case studies and problem solving, etc.

TVI changes ‘Distance Learning’ and classroom learning to COLLABORATIVE LEARNING.

Studies show performance of students as a whole increases by ~ 0.6σ shift in the mean of the class.

Use of Tutored Video Instruction

IOCG Events

Scheduler

SMS Alerts &M-Learn support

for Students, CMG, & Instruction TeameGyankosh &

NPTEL &Multimedia Content onDemand

Education &IT Services

(EITS)

Discussion Forums, LMS

& Collaboration

Regional ServicesSupport for

Study Centres

Adding Real Time Scheduling in IOCG

Web Resources Support

IOCG (Front)

2. IGNOU Course

Management Group

(CMG)

4. Study Centres & Colleges

Tier –5: Counsellors/Teachers Guided by IOCG

Students &

teachers 24X7

access

1.SLMs,RVLs, MM Content, Open Web

Course Management

Cycles

Course Design Cycles

3. IGNOU Open Course Guide

(IOCG)

IGNOU Open Course Guide (IOCG): leverages on Convergence for Learner Engagements

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Group Interactions/ P2P Learning

Knowledge

Man

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PersonalDash Board

SLM, WebContent

LMS

CourseExercises

Course Map & Library

WebResources

E-Mail

DiscussionForums

IOCG

SMS AlertsM-Learn

QMS &Web Mentoring

& Alerts

TV &Webinars

IGNOU’s Educational Technology and Information Services (ETIS) to service ODTEL

Teachers & Students in the subject

Course Management Group

Capacity Building & Linkages to

R&D, Communities &

Industry

Subject related Library, e-Journals and open access publicationsETIS

IOCG anchored Course Community

Education Technology and Information Services (ETIS)

TV & Webinar Sessions

IGNOU Open Course Guide (IOCG)

Community Radio Sessions

Discussion Forums, Online Calendar and Alert Systems

TV & Webinar Sessions Community Radio Sessions

TV & Webinar Sessions Community Radio SessionsFile/Assignments U/D Query Management System

Online Library and Multimedia Publishing System

Counsellors Support & Web Mentoring System

Regional/Study Centres Support System

ETIS: Back Office Support for ODTEL Management

IGNOU Education Grid (IEG) for ODTEL – a Layered NME Architecture

Experts,Mentors

University Study Centres

IGNOU/Universities/Institutions Open Study

Guide & Web Collaboration

Services* *

Academic Management

Education Grid Gateway Systems

Tier–5: Instruction/Evaluation Management Space (Colleges, Study Centers)

Tier-4: Content Alignment & Capacity Building (AU)

College

Tier–3: Content/Web Resources (IGNOU, NPTEL, …)

Tier-2: Systems, Applications (Over Clouds and LAN)

Tier-1: ICT Infrastructure (RailTel, TelCos, STPI, NKN)

TELCOS

ERNET

RAILTEL

Managed Services

IOCG supports Integrated Multi-modal Engagement of Learners in ODTEL

IOCG& ETIS Internet

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Agriculture, Health, …

State’s Colleges

Institutions

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Learners Anywhere

Internet Accessed Services

Access

Kiosk/CSC access

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PhoneCall Centre

Community Radio

IGNOU Education Grid: Education Kiosks in Railway Stations

Over RailTel OFC Broadband Network

Root Data Centre in IGNOU Delhi

IGNOU Regional Centres to be connected over the Education Grid.

Extended & Integrated with CSCs under NeGP.

Selected Regional Centres Strengthened to service State Open Universities.

NPTEL provides syllabus based RVLs (Recorded Video Lectures) and web content from the best available academicians

IGNOU Proposes to develop the IOCG for each chosen NPTEL Course IOCG will link rich supplementary content and serve as guide for engaging students in pedagogically sequenced learning activities in each topic.

IGNOU and NPTEL will announce and conduct courses/programs for Proficiency Certificate, Diploma and Certified Instructor for teachers and interested professionals.

Same IOCG will serve as reference for the teachers in Engineering Colleges.

Will also help profesionals already employed to pursue concurrent continuing education.

Serve as the NPTEL – IGNOU Virtual Institute Of Technology.

On NPTEL-IGNOU Virtual Institute of Technology through ODTEL

Project Budget Requirements - Infrastructure

Infrastructure upgrade and Services Integration:

Upgrading IGNOU’s Server Systems to State-of-the-Art Datacentre and augmentation of Course Management facilities - Rs. 200 Lakh

Open Source Systems/Software Developments to support ODTEL

- Rs. 20 Lakh

3. Back Office Infrastructure for Academic and Learner Support Services - Rs. 20 Lakh

4. Augmentation of Video recording/multicasting facilities and integration with Community Radio for contact classes- Rs. 80 Lakh

Subtotal: Rs. 320 Lakh

Some FOSS IT products in the education area are expected to emerge out of this proposal.

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Project Budget Requirements - Activities

1. Development of IGNOU Open Course Guide for Courses with NPTEL Content (Rs. 3 Lakh/CourseX100 Courses) - Rs. 300 Lakh

2. Back office ETI Services (6 personsX2Years) - Rs. 30 Lakh

3. Communications and Contingency* - Rs. 30 Lakh

4. Capacity Building, Workshops, Promotion - Rs. 100 Lakh

Subtotal: Rs. 460 Lakh

Total Project Outlay - Rs. 780 Lakh

• NME is expected to roll out the broadband connectivity in parallel. This will help to enhance quality and reach of this program.

• Project Duration: 2 Years.

• The courses launched under this program expected to be self sustaining after the project period.

IGNOU’s ODTEL framework provides the distributed ‘Education Grid’ fostering collaborative ways of conducting ‘Quality Education to All, Independent of Geography’.

Anchor of the ODTEL is the IOCG System available openly on Web. IOCG guides effective course management by engaging students in

pedagogically structured and sequenced learning engagements. NPTEL-IGNOU Programs and possible VIT will bring quality

educational practices to all our engineering education programs. Viswesvarayya Technical University, Nagaland University and Biju

Patnaik University of Technology are all keen to join this venture. Several other Technical Universities likely to follow.

Need to move with speed, excellence in execution with determination and imagination to bring quality in education.

Jai Hind!

SUMMARY

“ The only irreplaceable capital an organization possesses is the knowledge and the ability of its people.

The productivity of that capital depends on how effectively people share their competence

with those who can use it.”

- Andrew Carnegie

19th Century

‘The End of Education is Character.’ – Sai Baba

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

First to IIITM-K for the years spent experimenting with diverse systems of eLearning, the Education Grid, KISSAN-

Kerala and others.

Second to all those colleagues at IIITM-K, specifically Dr. Venkatesh, Shri

Radhakrishnan, Shri Ajith Kumar, Shri Pradeep Kumar, Dr. Dinesh, Shri Arvind Mohan, Shri

David Mathews, and several others.

Third to Vice Chancellor and Board of IGNOU and now Shri Sukant Kole, Ms. Divya Raj, Shri

Rejith. R, Dr. Sanjay Mishra, Dr. VSP Srivastava and others for supporting the

ongoing initiatives.

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Thank You